Susan (Susy) Putnam, BACP

Susan (Susy) Putnam supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, grief and life changes. She also helps with ADHD, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, career questions and issues tied to identity such as LGBT matters. Her approach includes attention to intimacy, anger, compassion fatigue and the practical worries of everyday life.

Susan offers a calm, reflective space where people are treated with warmth and kindness. She uses an integrative style that keeps the person at the centre of the work. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what feels manageable for each client.

She draws on attachment-informed ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Client-centred ways of working ensure conversations stay focused on the client's priorities. Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas are also woven in to help with awareness and meaning-making.

Susan describes guided visualisation as one tool she commonly uses, offered only when a client is comfortable with it. Her background includes work in education and teaching in prisons, which has informed a practical, down-to-earth way of supporting people.

She has seven years of experience and holds BACP registration, which is shown as BACP. Sessions are conducted in English and she welcomes international clients. Choosing to begin therapy often feels brave, and she aims to make that first step easier and respectful of each person's pace.

How these approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape patterns in close connections today. Online sessions can help people recognise those patterns and practise new ways of relating in everyday life. Client-centred work focuses on the person's priorities and experience in the moment, offering empathic listening and gentle reflection that can be delivered through remote conversation. Existential ideas help people talk about meaning, choices and life transitions, supporting those facing questions about purpose or large life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a client's needs, goals and preferences. That choice can shift over time as issues change and understanding grows.

If you are considering online work, check the current session options before booking as the biography does not list formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving and travel. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or sessions that do not require video if that suits the person better. Registered or accredited professionals often use remote ways of meeting so therapy can be integrated into everyday life without rearranging large parts of a routine.